Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Literawiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 1,305pages on Share Front cover of an 1874 German translation of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (French:Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a science fiction fantasy adventure novel by the French author Jules Verne . It was first published in 1870. The main characters are a French scientist named Aronnax and the mysterious Captain Nemo. In order to escape repression in his homeland, Nemo has built a submarine called the Nautilus and roams freely through the world's oceans in it. The "twenty thousand leagues" of the title refers to the distance traveled, six times the diameter of the Earth. The greatest depth that the Nautilus descends to is four leagues. [1] The novel was first published in English in 1873, in an abbreviated translation by Lewis Page Mercier, a British clergyman. Mercier's translation remained the standard one for a hundred years and changes that he made to the French text have continued to be incorporated into more recent translations.

These changes include the name, the original title has "seas" in the plural. Contents [ show ] Plot The novel is narrated by Professor Pierre Aronnax, a French marine biologist who is visiting New York with his assistant Conseil. At the time of Aronnax's visit, there have been several reports of a large sea creature of unknown species. An ocean liner has been damaged by the creature, thought by some to be a narwhal . Aronnax is asked by the United States government to take part in an expedition to seek out and destroy the creature. Aronnax and Conseil join the crew of the Abraham Lincoln, on board which they meet and befriend Ned Land, a French-speaking Canadian harpoonist. The Abraham Lincoln sails around South America and into the Pacific Ocean. The monstrous sea creature is sighted, the ship charges at it and is damaged. Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land are thrown overboard, find themselves on the back of the creature and discover that it is a machine made of metal. They are taken inside the electric-powered submarine, the Nautilus, and introduced to its creator and commander Captain Nemo.

Captain Nemo watches the squid from a porthole of the Nautilus. 1870 illustration by Alphonse de Neuville and Edouard Riou. "Nemo" is Latin for nobody and clearly a false name that the character has adopted.. Nemo has abandonned his former life and built his submarine not only out of scientific curiosity but also to roam the world free of the influences of the governments of any nation. Nemo apparently comes from a country with an oppresive government. It is suggested that the rulers of his country were responsible for the deaths of Nemo's wife and children. The Nautilus travels around the world. Nemo and his companions see shipwrecks off the coast of Spain, the corals of the Red Sea, the ice shelves of Antarctica and the ruins of the lost city of Atlantis. The Nautilus is attacked by a giant squid [2] which eats one of the crew members. Nemo and his companions sometimes put on diving suits to leave the submarine and hunt for sharks. Nemo is happy to have Aronnax, a leading scientist in the field of marine biology, on board and to be able to talk with him.

However, Nemo insists,Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land can never leave, for fear that they will reveal his secrets to the world. For his part, Aronnax is delighted to take part in the undersea voyage. Ned Land, however, constantly tries to escape. Captain Nemo, an accomplished musician, plays the organ. 1870 illustration by Alphonse de Neuville and Edouard Riou. Towards the end of the novel, a ship from the oppresive goverment from which Nemo escaped begins to track the Nautilus. Ignoring Aronnax's pleas, Nemo attacks the ship and sinks it, drowning everybody on board. Nemo becomes increasingly gloomy after having sunk the ship and either intentionally steers the Nautilus into the Moskstraumen whirlpool off the coast of Norway or does not try hard to steer the submarine away from it. Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land manage to escape and make it to shore. The fate of Captain Nemo is uncertain. Nationality of Captain Nemo Jules Verne had originally intended Nemo to be a Polish nobleman who was seeking revenge on the forces of Tsarist Russia which had murdered his wife and children.

Verne's publisher, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, dissuaded him because the Russian Empire was an ally of France and Verne's books were popular there. Instead, Nemo's origins and the identity of his enemy are left vague in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. In one of Verne's later novels, The Mysterious Island, Nemo is revealed to be an Indian prince and a descendant of Tipu Sultan whose enemy is the British Empire. There are suggestions that the British are Nemo's enemy in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Nemo has a portrait of Daniel O'Connell , a well known advocate of Irish independence. Footnotes ↑ A league is equivalent to 4 kilometers or approximately 3.45 miles. ↑ The original French text says poulpe, which means "octopus", but it usually appears as "giant squid" in English translations. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Seas by Jules Verne. Search eText, Read Online, Study, Discuss. I like it To my mind, itï¿½s a quite good example of a science fiction. The beginning was intriguing, the suspense interested me until the first long and detailed scientific description.

I realize that the book was written in the epoch when a lot of described things were impossibleï¿½It was a little bit boring. But at the same time, the descriptions of underwater landscapes are beautiful and amazing. The adventures of the main characters are written masterfully. I enjoyed the fantastic details, like navigation under Suez Canal. I would advise to read this book, itï¿½s interesting and informative. Posted By Elizabeth19 at Mon 11 Jun 2012, 6:41 AM in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea || 0 Replies Aronnax alter ego, whale vengeance Something to consider for "20,000 Leagues": Jules Vernes predicted the extinction of the whales as expressed in one of Captain Nemo's tirades. And who was Captain Nemo - he seems to be the vengeful and wise alter ego of the affable and wise Professor Aronnax. Captain Nemo, his crew and the Nautilus are the reincarnation of a whale. Nemo's slain family is likely a whale pod. The Nautilus, impervious to harpoons, is a giant harpoon itself and strikes at the iron ships of the whaling nations.

Posted By dj7040 at Tue 30 Mar 2010, 4:49 PM in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea || 0 Replies Can't remember the name of a book I've been racking my brain all day trying to remember the name of a book that I wanted to read. It was about a submarine that goes into the ocean and discovers atlantis or something along those lines. I think it had a number in the title, like "10 000 below" or something, but I can't remember the exact title. Any help would be appreciated. Posted By JacobF at Wed 20 Aug 2008, 2:39 AM in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea || 6 Replies Where's the "Temple of Hercules" At the end of part 2, chapter VII, the book says " I caught a fleeting glimpse of the memorable temple of Hercules, submerged, as we are told by Pliny and Avianus". Does anybody know which temple was that? Haven't found anything about it..

Posted By Alan McG at Fri 19 Oct 2007, 9:33 PM in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea || 1 Reply What next? I just read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and I really liked it. I kind of got lost in the classifying sometimes, but I loved reading about all the different underwater cultures the Nautilus encountered. The ending left me wanting more. This is the first book I've read by Jules Verne... which one should I read next? Posted By Conseil at Wed 25 Apr 2007, 11:49 PM in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea || 1 Reply 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (? or !) As many of you probably know I started the Animal Farm thread. Now, I ask you the same thing about 20,000 Leagues. It is very boring :redface: so far and I feel he uses to many big words that are not needed:confused: . Help me again to stay away from the Spark Notes.

What do you think of the book?" Posted By hockeychick8792 at Tue 27 Mar 2007, 1:36 PM in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea || 7 Replies No Subject I thought this book was very interesting throughout except for the long classifying but that can also be interesting depending on where they were. The only thing I did not like was the fact that you had to read another book to see more about captain Nemo(mysterious Island). Overall I rate it as a 9. Posted By Pennington at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea || 0 Replies This Book This book met all my expectations, which were very high. For a man to vividly describe wonders not even bothered to be researched even by the US Navy. is utterly superb. I see most people do bore with many of the animalia classifications, but isn't that just what the ocean is? I am twenty two years old and haven't read this book for any reason beyond the chase of knowledge, and i must say, i am now a deity compared to what I knew before.

The ending was no less magnificent, and only fitting. Maybe one day a author can take up where Verne left off, almost utterly impossible, but how much depths were unexplored, even in the book? Posted By Matthew at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea || 0 Replies No Subject I thought the book was great! A real thought provoker. You actually had to think about what the author is saying instead of just mindlessly reading through. I think it is definitely one of the best books ever written by man. Posted By Kelsey at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea || 0 Replies No Subject It's the best book I've ever read. It's very interesting (first few chapters may be a bit borning, anyway).

And there are more interesting details ;) Posted By Mystery at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea || 0 Replies Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Summary - eNotes.com Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Summary link Link In Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Verne created a character, Captain Nemo, who would continue to haunt the imagination of generations to come in the manner of Homer’s hero, from whom Nemo took his name. In the Odyssey (c. 725 b.c.e.; English translation, 1614), Ulysses calls himself Nemo, or“No one,” in order to hide his identity from the Cyclops. Verne’s unknown renegade, making war on injustice, has likewise become a myth. The best known of Verne’s works was also the one that took the longest to find its way into print. It is certain that the author was working on a story tentatively titled “Voyage Under the Waters” in 1865.

After his exploration of the air in Five Weeks in a Balloon and his A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, it was logical that Verne would pursue his pedagogical mission by exploring the bottom of the sea. This novel, though, was to be different from the others. Verne was very excited about the creation of a hero entirely cut off from the earth and humanity. His publisher, Hetzel, on the other hand, was very uneasy about Nemo. Verne refused to explain who his captain was and what his past had been. Letters show that the author would have liked to have made Nemo a Pole, oppressed by Russia. For commercial reasons, this was impossible, as Verne’s books were translated into Russian. The violence of Nemo’s hatred of his enemies, and his cruel sinking of ships, given with many hair-raising details, worried Hetzel, but Verne was adamant in preserving the hero driven by hatred. As is usual with Verne, the motivation in the novel is a double one: scientific, with the description of the submarine vessel and the underwater world that the submarine allows the heroes to...

(The entire section is 738 words.) Get Free Access Start your free trial with eNotes for complete access to this resource and thousands more. 30,000+ Study Guides Save time with thousands of teacher-approved book and topic summaries. Get Homework Help Ask real teachers questions on any subject or search 300,000+ answers. On the Go Access Are you a teacher or educator? Find out about our Teacher’s Edition . More Content: Summary (hide) link Link In different parts of the ocean, a number of ships sight a mysterious monster, gleaming with light, such as no man ever saw. After this monster attacks and sinks several vessels, people all over the world are both amazed and alarmed. Finally an American frigate, the Abraham Lincoln, is fitted out to find and to destroy the mysterious sea creature. Among its passengers is Pierre Aronnax, professor of natural history in the Museum of Paris, who published his opinion that the monster is a giant narwhal. One of the crew is Ned Land, an expert harpooner. For quite a while, the ship sails without sighting anything even remotely resembling the reported terror of the seas. The creature is sighted at last.

When an opportunity presents itself, Land throws his harpoon, but the monster is uninjured, and Land realizes that it is protected by a thick steel-like armor. During a pursuit in the darkness, a terrific explosion rocks the ship. Aronnax, Land, and Conseil find themselves floundering in the water. Aronnax faints. Regaining consciousness, he discovers that they are aboard some sort of underwater craft. Later, two men come to greet them. The survivors from the ship speak to them in various languages, but the men appear not to understand. Then the captain of the vessel appears and speaks to them in French. He reveals that his name is Nemo, that the vessel is a submarine, and that they are, in effect, prisoners who will have every liberty aboard, except on occasions when they will receive orders to retire to their cabins. Aronnax learns that the submarine Nautilus was built in a complicated manner. Parts of it were secured from various places and secretly assembled on a desert island. Then a fire was set to destroy all traces of the work done there. The ship manufactures its own electricity, has provisions for quantities of oxygen that allow it to remain submerged, and is as comfortable as any home.

All food comes from the ocean. There is fish, but fish such as Aronnax never before tasted. There is clothing made from some sort of sea fibers. There are cigars, not of tobacco but of a special seaweed. Captain Nemo shows them air guns that allow him and the crew to go hunting as well as a device that permits the crew to walk the ocean floor. In the... Nautilus submarine model submarine model Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The Nautilus was described as "a masterpiece containing masterpieces." Electricity provided by sodium/mercury batteries (with the sodium provided by extraction from seawater) was the primary power source for propulsion. The Nautilus used floodable tanks in order to adjust buoyancy and so control its depth. The pumps that evacuate these tanks of water were so powerful that they produced large jets of water when the vessel emerged rapidly from the surface of the water. This led many early observers of the Nautilus to believe that the vessel was some species of whale, or perhaps a sea monster not yet known to science. Much of the ship was decorated to standards of luxury that were unequalled in a seagoing vessel of the time.

These included a library with boxed collections of valuable oceanic specimens that were unknown to science at the time, expensive paintings, and several collections of jewels. The Nautilus also featured a lavish dining room and even an organ that Captain Nemo used to entertain himself in the evening. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Literature) - TV Tropes Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share Literature / Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea × "That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?" — Ecclesiastes 7:24 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is an 1869 adventure novel by Jules Verne . It scores a solid 5 on Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness and has a strong focus on technology, existentialism, and marine biology. During a visit to America, Professor Aronnax, a famous French marine biologist, is invited to join a US Navy expedition in the hunt for a mysterious sea monster (believed to be a giant narwhal) that has attacked and damaged two ships.

Once they find the narwhal, it attacks, causing Aronnax, his trusty manservant Conseil and Ned Land, the ship's Canadian harpoonist, to fall overboard (well, Conseil jumped, to rescue the Professor). They clamber onto the only dry spot in the sea, namely the narwhal's back, expecting to drown as soon as it dives. Then a hatch opens... The mysterious narwhal is in fact not a whale, but a high-tech electric submarine, owned and designed by the mysterious and eccentric Captain Nemo . While refusing to put our heroes ashore, he lets them live, and takes them on a fantastic journey under the seas of the world, showing them the many wonders of the world beneath the waves. Aronnax finds himself torn between his passionate interest in marine biology and his desire for freedom - should he try to escape with his comrades or stay and find out why Nemo sails around the world, sinking British and American ships? The novel has a sequel, The Mysterious Island , which tells Nemo's Back Story . Fun fact that people sometimes forget: the title refers to the distance the Nautilus travels horizontally over the course of the book, not the depth it dives to.

20,000 leagues vertically would be impossible, being 80,000 kilometersnote Verne used the metric league, which is 4 km, or twice the circumference of the Earth. The translation is partly to blame ; a closer translation would be Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the 'Seas', which is sometimes used in more modern translations. A Saturday Night Live sketch with guest host Kelsey Grammar as Nemo lampshaded this misconception. The book is now out of copyright, and the original French text can be obtained from Project Gutenberg here . This English translation , done by Verne scholar Frederick Paul Walter, is a modern, highly accurate translation of the book, free of the errors that many other editions of the book have. Alternatively, check out the most common edition here . This translation, done by the Reverend Lewis Page Mercier, is widely considered to be the worst translation of the book; it is riddled with errors and censorship, as well as incorrect numbers (for example, the density of steel is given as .7 to .8 times that of water, while Verne really wrote 7.8 times that of water, which is the correct value).

Sadly, it is also the most common translation - check your bookshelves for this version! This also allowed life-long fan and mini-submarines builder Pat Regan to publish a sequel (mostly inspired by Disney's movie), titled ''Vulcanium'' The best-known adaptation of the novel is the 1954 live-action Disney film . The novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea shows examples of the following tropes: Abnormal Ammo : The Nautilus crew's armament of choice is an air-rifle that fires a glass bullet containing a small capacitor. When the glass shatters, the capacitor unleashes its charge, instantly killing the target. Above Good and Evil : What Captain Nemo claims to be. He really isn't. See ï¿½bermensch below. Absent-Minded Professor : Aronnax has this a few times. One chapter has him declare a book he's been engrossed in for several hours as utterly brilliant, which Conseil is bemused by. When Aronnax asks what's so funny, Conseil tells him to check the spine to see who wrote it... turns out, it was Aronnax himself, and he'd completely forgotten about it.

A Weapon of Mass Destruction is an Artifact of Doom . No Man Should Have This Power and if he does, he becomes an ï¿½bermensch . No matter what a wholesome Nice Guy you genuinely are, if you become an ï¿½bermensch because you have a Weapon of Mass Destruction , for a time you will be The Anti-Nihilist , but slowly but surely you will become a Nietzsche Wannabe . Affably Evil : Deconstructed by Captain Nemo, who is a genuinely noble Nice Guy who has access to technology enjoyed by none else. How can a truly good man cross the Moral Event Horizon ? Because he is slowly but surely losing his sanity through the novel, and in the end he becomes a Death Seeker . All-Loving Hero : Professor Aronnax is a humble Wide-Eyed Idealist scientist that already had won the Undying Loyalty of Counseil before he comes to the Nautilus, he also makes Ned Land do a More Expendable Than You sacrifice when they are in the Pole, and he is ultimately the reason why Captain Nemo gets his Villainous Breakdown when Aronnax discovers the Nautilus is a Weapon of Mass Destruction .

Almost Out of Oxygen : When the Nautilus is trapped under the Antarctic ice. Verne, however, did his research. Oxygen is not a problem, due to the Nautilus having plenty of electricity and water around, but without caustic potash to bind the carbon dioxide the heroes are screwed anyway. Anti-Villain : Nemo. His hatred of the British is perfectly understandable, given his Back Story . However, attacking civilians for happening to be on a ship flying the wrong colours... And the fact that he is holding everyone captive at that. He's pretty much a crystal clear Well-Intentioned Extremist . Artifact of Doom : The Nautilus is this for Captain Nemo: by using it as a Weapon of Mass Destruction , Nemo discovers that With Great Power Comes Great Insanity . Atlantis : Captain Nemo shows Professor Aronnax the ruins of Atlantis. Atlantis Is Boring : There is a discussion over whether this trope applies or not to this novel. Awesome, but Impractical : Discussed. When Nemo is telling Aronnax about his vast riches, extracting gold from seawater is mentioned, but it would cost so much as to turn little, if any, profit.

Especially when using advanced diving suits to get it from sunken wrecks is so much easier. Battle Butler : Conseil. Beard of Evil : Nemo is depicted with a beard in the 1954 Disney film version (probably the most well-known adaptation) and pretty much every adaptation afterwards. He had a beard before that as well, in the 1916 black and white silent adaptation (which merged it with the sequel, The Mysterious Island into one story, as if the events all took place simultaneously, though the sequel was supposed to be many years later), Nemo has a beard, as well as wearing Blackface . The beard already appeared in the original illustrations of the book, since the artist used Colonel Charas as a model - fitting as Charas' life was somewhat similar to Nemo's, and he may also have been Verne's inspiration for the character.

Beauty Equals Goodness : Lampshaded when Wide-Eyed Idealist Aronnax uses physiognomy to justify that a stocky character is a fool and the goodï¿½looking man is someone good, but rethinks this theory when the goodï¿½looking man (Captain Nemo) left him starving with their companions in a cell. Also Deconstructed later on when Aronnax begins seeing just how dangerous Nemo is... A disciple of such characterï¿½judging anatomists as Gratiolet or Engel could have read this man's features like an open book . Without hesitation, I identified his dominant qualitiesï¿½selfï¿½confidence, since his head reared like a nobleman's above the arc formed by the lines of his shoulders, and his black eyes gazed with icy assurance; calmness, since his skin, pale rather than ruddy, indicated tranquility of blood; energy, shown by the swiftly knitting muscles of his brow; and finally courage, since his deep breathing denoted tremendous reserves of vitality.

I might add that this was a man of great pride, that his calm, firm gaze seemed to reflect thinking on an elevated plane, and that the harmony of his facial expressions and bodily movements resulted in an overall effect of unquestionable candorï¿½according to the findings of physiognomists, those analysts of facial character. I felt "involuntarily reassured" in his presence , and this boded well for our interview. Berserk Button : Ned Land discovers that he must never surrender to The Empire while Nemo is The Captain of the Nautilus. Big Eater : Ned Land, whose only interest in an any wildlife species seems to run entirely in a culinary direction. Broken Pedestal : After spending the novel swimming in Stockholm Syndrome for Captain Nemo, Aronnax sees him crossing the Moral Event Horizon in a terrible Kick the Dog moment. And yet... I returned to the saloon, fearing and yet hoping to see Captain Nemo, wishing and yet not wishing to see him. What could I have said to him? Could I hide the involuntary horror with which he inspired me? No. It was better that I should not meet him face to face; better to forget him. And yetï¿½ Canada, Eh?

: Although the narration constantly reminds us that Ned Land is Canadian, he actually doesn't fit the modern stereotype in that he's loud, arrogant, and rather meatheaded (and whistles "Yankee Doodle"). It's entirely possible that he's a transplanted American who ended up living in Canada one way or another. Although for a Canadian harpoonist it fits, lumberjacks and fishermen aren't the shy ones even in Canada (even Yankee Doodle kind of make sense given how the culture between both countries were open even back then) The Captain : Deconstructed with Nemo, he is so charismatic a captain and so loved by his crew that nobody notices his Villainous Breakdown . Character Filibuster : Arronax tends to go off on long digressions about various species of marine life he's observed, interrupting the adventure story of which he's one of the main characters. Closed Circle : Even when the Nautilus travels around the whole world, Professor Aronnax , Conseil and Ned Land are confined to the submarine . They only talk with Captain Nemo (all the other crew talk a secret language).

Completely Unnecessary Translator : A variation occurs when Professor Aronnax , Conseil and Ned Land failing to understand the language used by their captors, try to talk to them in their respective native languages (French, German (Conseil is Dutch, but presumably uses German because Dutch is a very rare language outside of The Netherlands) and English, respectively). When their captors didnï¿½t react, Aronnax attempted to speak Latin without success. In a second interview, the man that later presented himself as Captain Nemo told them: ...After some moments of silence, which not one of us dreamed of breaking, "Gentlemen," said he, in a calm and penetrating voice, "I speak French, English, German, and Latin equally well. I could, therefore, have answered you at our first interview, but I wished to know you first, then to reflectï¿½ï¿½ Con Lang : Subverted because even when the Nautilus crew uses a language that Professor Aronnax cannot recognize, Verne didnï¿½t bother himself making any words of it except "Nautron respoc lorni virch." that Aronnax thinks must mean: "There's nothing in sight.".

Aronnax describes the language like this: "ï¿½ a language I didn't recognize. It was a sonorous, harmonious, flexible dialect whose vowels seemed to undergo a highly varied accentuation". Given that the Nautilus crew is a N.G.O. Superpower , it makes sense this language is a Con Lang Completely Original, designed to substitute all the other ï¿½continentalï¿½ languages that were original to each of the crew countries that the crew has abandoned. Aronnax observes that just moments before his death, one of the crew forgets to use that Con Lang and ask for help in French. A hungry Ned Land also theorizes: "Don't you see, these people have a language all to themselves, a language they've invented just to cause despair in decent people who ask for a little dinner! Why, in every country on earth, when you open your mouth, snap your jaws, smack your lips and teeth, isn't that the world's most understandable message?

From Quebec to the Tuamotu Islands, from Paris to the Antipodes, doesn't it mean: I'm hungry, give me a bite to eat!" Conspiracy Theorist : Played for Laughs with Ned Land: As a professional fisher, he doesnï¿½t believe in Sea monsters (giant narwhales or octopus), but he believes that his captors could be cannibals , that the language spoken in the Nautilus is a conspiracy to let him die of hunger (see Con Lang ) and in Artificial Human : "Haven't seen or heard a thing!" the Canadian replied. "I haven't even spotted the crew of this boat. By any chance, could they be electric too?" "Electric?" "Oh ye gods, I'm half tempted to believe it!" Cool Ship : The Nautilus, which has a greater range than any existing non-nuclear submarine. Crippling Overspecialization : Conseil can rattle off any animal or plant's exact order, class, phylum, genus and species, but only once he's told their name, being unable to actually identify a single one. Death Seeker : As Nemo's mental health deteriorates through the course of the story, he becomes more reckless.

Deliberate Values Dissonance : In-Universe : Ned Land asks Captain Nemoï¿½s permission to hunt some whales. Nemo denies it and he accuses Ned of being an Egomaniac Hunter . Next they see some cachalots and Nemo destroys them using the ''Nautilus''ï¿½ spur . When Ned accuses Nemo as being The Butcher , Nemo answers that the cachalots were mischievous creatures and the Nautilus is his weapon . Verne shows us that no matter how much mistaken is the philosophy of Great White Hunter , they will never do the damage that the Ubersmench can do using science. Disproportionate Retribution : Conseil and Arronax geek out over a seashell that twists left-handedly instead of to the right. When a lucky shot from one of the attacking natives shatters it, Conseil promptly picks up a gun and shoots the man. The Dividual : Arronax believes that Ned and Conseil together would have made a remarkable naturalist (the former can identify most of the sea creatures they see, the latter can classify them in seconds).

Dysfunction Junction : There are only four principal characters in the novel due to the Closed Circle : Conseil has so much Undying Loyalty that he considers himself an extension of his employer. Professor Aronnax practically swims in Stockholm Syndrome , Captain Nemo has a slow Villainous Breakdown caused by him, a good man, crossing once and again the Moral Event Horizon . Ned Land slowly Goes Mad From The Isolation . Dumbass Has a Point : In all of the book, Ned Land opines Captain Nemo is a despot and the Power Trio must attempt the Great Escape as soon as possible. Professor Aronnax and Conseil are impressed with Nemo and their incredible voyage, and it's not until they see Nemo crossing the Moral Event Horizon before they realize Ned was the Only Sane Man . Egomaniac Hunter : Captain Nemo accuses Ned Land of being one when Ned ask him permission to hunt whales only because he wants to. "And to what purpose?" replied Captain Nemo; "only to destroy!

We have nothing to do with the whale-oil on board." "But, sir," continued the Canadian, "in the Red Sea you allowed us to follow the dugong." "Then it was to procure fresh meat for my crew. Here it would be killing for killing's sake. I know that is a privilege reserved for man, but I do not approve of such murderous pastime . In destroying the southern whale (like the Greenland whale, an inoffensive creature), your traders do a culpable action, Master Land. They have already depopulated the whole of Baffin's Bay, and are annihilating a class of useful animals. Leave the unfortunate cetacea alone. They have plenty of natural enemiesï¿½cachalots, swordfish, and sawfishï¿½without you troubling them." Egopolis : Captain Nemo displays a variant when he claims an entire continent for himself, acting like a sovereign (but see Exactly What It Says on the Tin below): ...Well now!

In 1868, on this 21st day of March, I myself, Captain Nemo, have reached the South Pole at 90°, and I hereby claim this entire part of the globe, equal to oneï¿½sixth of the known continents." "In the name of which sovereign, Captain?" "In my own name, sir!" So saying, Captain Nemo unfurled a black flag bearing a gold "N" on its quartered bunting. Then, turning toward the orb of day, whose last rays were licking at the sea's horizon: "Farewell, O sun!" he called. "Disappear, O radiant orb! Retire beneath this open sea, and let six months of night spread their shadows over my new domains!" Go Mad from the Isolation : After seven months of not talking with any other human being except Captain Nemo, Professor Aronnax and Battle Butler Conseil, the independent and Book Dumb Ned Land, not interested in submarine investigation, is slowly going insane. I'll also mention that the Canadian, at the end of his strength and patience, made no further appearances.

Conseil couldn't coax a single word out of him and feared that, in a fit of delirium while under the sway of a ghastly homesickness, Ned would kill himself. So he kept a devoted watch on his friend every instant. Greater Scope Villain : The Empire that slaughtered Nemo's family, the hunting of whom is a large part of what drove Nemo to become the dangerous man he is. The sequel confirms them to be the British Empire, whom Verne's predominantly French audience would have largely thought of as a Greater Scope Villain in much of Real Life , too. Great Escape : Aronnax, Counseil and Ned Land are prisoners in the Nautilus . To regain their freedom, they must attempt a successful Great Escape because there will not be a second chance. Great White Hunter : Ned Land. Handshake Refusal : Professor Aronnax gets this treatment with Captain Nemo. Nemo doesn't distrust Aronnax , it's just to show how far Nemo has been subject to Madden Into Misanthropy : I thought the commander would offer me his hand, to seal our agreement. He did nothing of the sort. I regretted that.

Have a Gay Old Time : Goes along with the Stockholm Syndrome and the Ho Yay . For example; This man was certainly the most admirable specimen I had ever met. Heel Realization : After Captain Nemos Kick the Dog moment, Wide-Eyed Idealist Aronnax realizes the true price of his travels with Captain Nemo: "He had made me, if not an accomplice, at least an eyewitness to his vengeance! Even this was intolerable." He Who Fights Monsters : Captain Nemo Majored in Western Hypocrisy and wants revenge against The Empire . He creates an N.G.O. Superpower with a Oddly Small Organization with her own Con Lang , he claims a continent in his name, creates the Nautilus to conquer The Final Frontier (the sea) and to use it as a Weapon of Mass Destruction , insists in only using sea related products , and the prisoners he considers valuable are placed in a Gilded Cage but those who not are mercilessly destroyed . Trying to destroy The Empire , he ends creating a society very much like it . He Knows Too Much : The reason Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land will remain prisoners of the Nautilus and cannot come back to Civilization. Ever.

(Captain Nemo lets them abandon the Nautilus and explore land, but it is always on uncivilized shores). Captain Nemo explains: "... You came to surprise a secret which no man in the world must penetrateï¿½the secret of my whole existence. And you think that I am going to send you back to that world which must know me no more? Never! In retaining you, it is not you whom I guardï¿½it is myself." Hidden Depths : All of the main characters, from Ned Land (who is surprisingly knowledgeable about marine life despite his Book Dumb personality) to Nemo (see Wicked Cultured ) show this at times. " It is a massacre of mischievous creatures," replied the Captain; "and the Nautilus is not a butcher's knife." Hypercompetent Sidekick : Conseil, at least when it comes to cataloging wildlife. I Am the Noun : Captain Nemo: "I am the law, and I am the judge!

I am the oppressed, and there is the oppressor!" Idiot Hero : Verne's writing constantly informs us (and Conseil and Aronnax repeatedly lampshade) that Ned Land is a Hot-Blooded , Great White Hunter , Big Eater Real Men Eat Meat Book Dumb badass who is from Canada . Ned Land's personality also makes him the Only Sane Man capable of resisting Captain Nemo's charisma. I'm a Humanitarian : Ned Land (jokingly) threatens to eat Conseil if he doesn't get something other than fish to eat soon. Impaled with Extreme Prejudice : The Nautilus's primary weapon is a ramming spur. Nemo has no compunctions about using it against wildlife he doesn't like or against shipping that's flying the flags of nations he doesn't approve of. Instant Death Bullet : Nemo's electric bullets kill anything in one hit except cephalopods, where it just goes right through. I Owe You My Life : Ned Land saves Nemo from a shark early on, and later is saved in turn from a giant squid. Ironic Echo : When the Nautilus is stranded, Nemo refers to it as an incident, not an accident.

When trapped beneath the ice in the South Pole, Arronax asks again, only to be told this time it's an accident. Ironic Name : Conseil (Advice or counsel, in French) never gives advice, be he asked to or not. Is It Something You Eat? : Stock line from Ned Land, whose only interest in wildlife is culinary. Just Between You and Me : Subverted because Nemo never shares the evil part of his Evil Plan with Aronnax, just because he is ashamed of it . However, Nemo is constantly sharing all the information about the Nautilus and his scientific investigations about the Sea with Professor Aronnax , not because he will kill him, but because Nemo pretends that Aronnax will never abandon the Nautilus . Is it indiscreet to ask how you discovered this tunnel?" "Sir," the captain answered me, "there can be no secrets between men who will never leave each other." I ignored this innuendo and waited for Captain Nemo's explanation.

Kick the Dog : Captain Nemo is implied to have destroyed ships with civilians and military crew, but the act of following up an attack with the Nautilus observing the horrible death of all the unnamed ship's crew on purpose, without losing any detail, is when Nemo crosses the Moral Event Horizon . Professor Guinea Pig : In a variation, Professor Aronnax is willing to sacrifice his own freedom for the rest of his life for the rare chance to discover all the seaï¿½s secrets in the Nautilus. Psycho Electric Eel : Done with an electric ray that shocks Conseil out of his Third-Person Person and Stoic demeanor. In revenge, he eats it for dinner (but as noted by the professor, solely out of vengeance, because it wasn't even that good). Race Lift : As explained in Mysterious Island , Nemo is an Indian prince, but was originally envisioned as being from Poland (which the original illustrations portray him as). Rage Against the Heavens : Captain Nemo at times. See Freudian Excuse . Ramming Always Works : Why the Nautilus needs a custom-built prow.

Real Men Eat Meat : A problem for Ned Land, who is a most manly man, and the Nautilus rarely goes even remotely close to shore. He does eventually get some pork... and promptly stops wailing about not having meat when they almost are murdered by natives. The Remnant : Nemo and the Sepoy Uprising. Start My Own : A lesser man would just become jaded and cut all ties with society, but Captain Nemo starts his own society recruiting other jaded men who hate The Empire , training them to build and operate the Nautilus , speak their own language , obtain all their resources from the sea , claim the South Pole , finance the Cretan Rebellion and converting themselves into an N.G.O. Superpower . "if I can trust my hunches, if I truly understand the captain's way of life, his Nautilus isn't simply a ship. It's meant to be a refuge for people like its commander, people who have severed all ties with the shore." Stockholm Syndrome : One of the rare non-romantic examples, outside of Ho Yay . (In fact, there are practically no women in the book at all.) Submarine Pirates : The Trope Maker .

Suspiciously Specific Denial : When Captain Nemo asks the Power Trio to promise not trying to seeï¿½ ï¿½something they must not seeï¿½, he could not phrase it without sounding sinister and exciting Aronnax' suspicions: Sympathy for the Devil : Professor Aronnax is fascinated by Wicked Cultured Captain Nemo and his creation, the Nautilus , for seven months, and he certainly wants to delay the Great Escape to see more submarine marvelsï¿½ until he sees Nemo Kick the Dog and cross the Moral Event Horizon . That Man Is Dead : Whoever Nemo was before he became "The Nameless Avenger", that man is so dead there is no reason to even mention him. He used to be an Indian prince, until the British slaughtered the entire royal court for their role in an Indian uprising. That included his wife and his child. "...I am dead, Professor; as much dead as those of your friends who are sleeping six feet under the earth!" These Are Things Man Was Not Meant to Know : Ned Land's opinion about the beauty of the South Poleï¿½s icebergs (just before the Nautilus will be trapped by them). "It's a wonderful sight!

Isn't it, Ned?" "Oh damnation, yes!" Ned Land shot back. "It's superb! I'm furious that I have to admit it. Nobody has ever seen the like. But this sight could cost us dearly . And in all honesty, I think we're looking at things God never intended for human eyes." True Companions : Captain Nemo claims (and the few interactions Aronnax had with the Nautilus crew never shows us any different) that this is the relationship between the crew: .."The Nautilus suffered a collision that cracked one of the engine levers, and it struck this man. My chief officer was standing beside him. This man leaped forward to intercept the blow. A brother lays down his life for his brother, a friend for his friend, what could be simpler? That's the law for everyone on board the Nautilus"'' ï¿½bermensch Captain Nemo is an Unbuilt Trope : A Wicked Cultured Well-Intentioned Extremist who claims to be Above Good and Evil because he has done with the society and is practically above any law of the civilized nations thanks to the power of his submarine, the Nautilus .

ï¿½However, he is a Deconstruction of the trope, because the contradiction between his unlimited power (that let him cross the Moral Event Horizon ) and his compassionate nature causes him a Villainous Breakdown . This dialogue between him and Professor Aronnax lampshade it 14 years before Also Sprach Zarathustra: This was said plainly. A flash of anger and disdain kindled in the eyes of the Unknown, and I had a glimpse of a terrible past in the life of this man . Not only had he put himself beyond the pale of human laws, but he had made himself independent of them, free in the strictest acceptation of the word, quite beyond their reach! Who then would dare to pursue him at the bottom of the sea, when, on its surface, he defied all attempts made against him? What vessel could resist the shock of his submarine monitor? What cuirass, however thick, could withstand the blows of his spur? No man could demand from him an account of his actions; God, if he believed in one -- his conscience, if he had one -- were the sole judges to whom he was answerable .

Undying Loyalty : Exaggerated with Conseil, Professor Aronnax's servant. He risks his life to save his employer not once, but twice in the novel. When Aronnax talks with Ned Land about the Great Escape , Conseil considers himself one with his master's decision. "Your friend Conseil," the fine lad replied serenely, "has nothing to say for himself. He's a completely disinterested party on this question... He's in Master's employ, he thinks like Master, he speaks like Master, and much to his regret, he can't be counted on to form a majority. Only two persons face each other here: Master on one side, Ned Land on the other. That said, your friend Conseil is listening, and he's ready to keep score." I couldn't help smiling as Conseil wiped himself out of existence. What happened that night, how the skiff escaped from the Maelstrom's fearsome eddies, how Ned Land, Conseil, and I got out of that whirlpool, I'm unable to say. But when I regained consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman's hut on one of the Lofoten Islands.

My two companions, safe and sound, were at my bedside clasping my hands. We embraced each other heartily . Villainous Breakdown : Inverted: after Captain Nemo crosses the Moral Event Horizon for the last time, he breaks down not because his plans aren't working but because he is not Above Good and Evil . He also could have voluntarily run the Nautilus into The Maelstrom (an enormous whirlpool). Wealthy Philanthropist : Captain Nemo is fabulously wealthy thanks to both his initial fortune and that he's the only one with the technology to loot sunken galleons, which he uses to both help the oppressed and any people fighting the British. Weapon of Mass Destruction : At the state of technology in 1869, the Nautilus is this: a submarine could easily destroy any ship in the sea without possibility of being persecuted when submerged in the sea. Nemoï¿½s Kick the Dog moment shows how terrible its destructive power really is.

Question: What is the name of the submarine commanded by 'Captain Nemo' in 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea'?
Answer: 'NAUTILUS'